Unit 1 Introduction to Core Construction Project Management Concepts 1
1.1 The Project Life Cycle 1
1.2 Major Types of Construction Project 2
1.3 Project Management 6
1.4 Professional Construction Management 7
1.5 Project Delivery Systems 8
Unit 2 Construction Project Organization 17
2.1 Leadership and Motivation for the Project Team 17
2.2 Perceptions of Owners and Contractors 18
Unit 3 Construction Planning 29
3.1 Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans 29
3.2 Defining Work Tasks 30
3.3 Defining Precedence Relationships among Activities 31
Unit 4 Cost Estimation and Budget for Construction Projects 37
4.1 Cost Estimation 37
4.2 The Construction Project Budget 43
Unit 5 Construction Quality 53
5.1 Construction Quality 53
5.2 Total Quality Management 55
Unit 6 Time Control for Construction Project 62
6.1 The Critical Path Method 62
6.2 Presenting Project Schedules 64
6.3 Scheduling with Uncertain Durations 66
Unit 7 Construction Safety 75
7.1 Project Safety 75
7.2 Safety Management 83
7.3 Project Risk Management 90
Unit 8 Project Finance 110
8.1 Introduction 110
8.2 First Step in a Project Financing：The Feasibility Study 112
8.3 The Project Company 113
Unit 9 Contract Management of Construction Projects 124
9.1 Types of Contracts 124
9.2 The Contractor's General Responsibilities 127
9.3 Construction Contract Documents 128
9.4 Sample Forms of Bank Guarantee 133
Unit 10 Bidding of Construction Projects 146
10.1 Bidding Procedures of Construction Projects 146
10.2 How to Bid on Projects in Competitive Bidding 148
Unit 11 Negotiation Skills for Project Managers 160
11.1 Negotiations in Projects 160
11.2 Negotiation Structure 162
11.3 Conflicts in Negotiations 163
11.4 Power in Negotiations 164
11.5 More Key Factors in Negotiations 166
11.6 The Negotiating Process 167
Unit 12 Claims，Disputes and Arbitration 176
12.1 General Knowledge of Construction Claims 176
12.2 Claims，Disputes and Arbitration Under FIDIC's Conditions of Contract for Construction 178
Key to Exercises 194
参考文献 210